In 2002, when Elon Musk sold PayPal to eBay, he walked away with roughly $180 million.
For most people, that would have been the finish line.
For him, it was starting capital.
Instead of protecting the win, he reinvested it into bigger risks — new industries, new ideas, and problems most people wouldn’t touch. That capital helped fuel companies that would later push electric vehicles mainstream, expand private space exploration, and challenge global infrastructure.
The PayPal sale wasn’t the peak.
It was leverage.
Big money doesn’t always signal the end of the journey.
Sometimes it’s just proof that you’re ready to build something even larger.
$180 million wasn’t the destination.
It was the foundation.
When Elon Musk made $180M from PayPal in 2002, he reinvested instead of retiring.
What would you do?
A) Secure the bag & retire
B) Reinvest into a bigger vision
C) Diversify & play it safe
D) Go all-in on one conviction
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